Chapter 30: Who Are You Hiding From?
Vivian couldn't breathe.
After waiting for such a long time, he had finally laid claim on her.
From that day onwards, she could only belong to him and no one else.
Her body ached everywhere.
When Vivian finally woke up the next morning, it felt like she'd just been crushed under a truck before being glued back together.
She just felt so tired and fatigued, from her head to the tips of her toes.
All of a sudden, last night's memories flooded back into her head and started playing like a movie.
Chow finally did it with her last night.
Vivian opened her eyes with a start and looked to the side.
There was no one around her. In fact, she realised that her surroundings had become a lot more familiar.
At some point, Chow had brought her back to her room.
She could still feel the tremors in her body. Vivian's entire body had been marked by him.
"I-I belong to you, only you... I'm yours..." Vivian had already lost count of how many times Chow had coaxed her to say it the last night. He rammed harder into her every time she said it aloud.
She wanted to forget all of it, but how could she?
Even if she had been terrified, she was still fully awake and conscious when he did all of that to her. She could remember everything clearly.
She even remembered how Chow's face looked when it was covered in sweat.
Could she really forget such intimate memories if she tried?
Vivian bit her lower lip. Her heart kept pounding against its cage.
In hindsight, she knew that this day was inevitable.
With Chow sneaking into her room every other night, she knew that it wouldn't be long before they finally did the deed.
That was why she begged for him to at least wait until the day she turned eighteen.
She had initially planned to escape to a college thousands of miles away and leave him before her eighteenth birthday.
What they had between them was so, so wrong.
But Vivian was too deeply in love with Chow that she didn't want everything to end this way.
It would have been wonderful if Chow only treated her as a younger sister.
If that was the case, she could still quietly stay by his side for the rest of her life. She wouldn't have minded if he really married Sister Celine in the future, had his own family, and didn't need her anymore. At the very least, she would still have a place in his heart as his little sister.
However, she knew the Chow only looked down on her and never treated her as an equal.
She would never be able to be a little sister to him.
Vivian was disposable and easily replaced to him.
Since he finally claimed her, she was now facing the threat of abandonment.
She'd tried everything she could to avoid this day so she wouldn't have to worry about being abandoned by Chow.
Vivian always felt that if their relationship was simpler and more innocent, she might be able to stay by his side for a little longer.
However, they still lost control and did it in the end. Forbidden fruit always tasted the sweetest.
Now, Vivian was really afraid that Chow would walk out of her life.
Just like now, she didn't even get to wake up in his embrace.
Tears gradually started falling from the corners of her eyes. She hurriedly wiped them away and buried herself farther under the blankets.
Creak-
The door creaked open. Light footsteps followed.
Vivian's whole body immediately tensed up. She peeked out from under the covers and looked at the door, only to find that it wasn't who she thought it was.
It was Aunt Blaine, the only helper allowed to roam freely in the main building.
When Aunt Blaine saw that Vivian was awake, she hurried over and placed a breakfast tray on the bedside table.
Vivian's face blushed a deep red. She lowered her head, having no courage to even look at Aunt Blaine. "Aunt Blaine," she greeted softly.
Aunt Blaine had always known about the twisted relationship between her and Chow. Of course, she had never approved of it.
Vivian was suddenly aware of the fact that Aunt Blaine must already know what had happened the night before.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐